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Impact of the use of vessel sealing or harmonic scalpel on intra-hospital outcomes and the cost of thyroidectomy procedures [PDF]

Einstein (São Paulo), 2012
Objectives: To analyze the operative time, length of hospitalizationand cost, as well as the bleeding and pain observed during thepostoperative period, of thyroidectomy procedures using vesselsealing, harmonic scalpel or the conventional technique ...
Fabricia Bersi da Silva, Ana Claudia de Oliveira Limoeiro, Juliana Del Bianco, Vanessa Teich, Nelson Teich, José Carlos Teixeira, Ana Luiz Vasconcelos, Camila Sardenberg   +7 more
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Improving the Evaluation and Management of Transfusion‐Related Iron Overload in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Following Cancer Treatment or Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Transfusion‐related iron overload (TRIO) is a late effect of therapy impacting survivors of childhood cancer and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) who receive frequent packed red blood cell (pRBC) transfusions. Surprisingly, there are no accepted guidelines to assist providers in identifying and treating at‐risk ...
Luke Gingell, Allison Close, Guoli Zhou, Troy C. Quigg   +3 more
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Costs and benefits of early response in the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Sierra Leone

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2020
Background The 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa was the largest EVD outbreak recorded, which has triggered calls for investments that would facilitate an even earlier response.
Klas Kellerborg, Werner Brouwer, Pieter van Baal   +2 more
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Cost-effective Preoperative Evaluation and Testing

Chest, 1999
Cost-effective preoperative evaluation can be approached from a variety of methods, educational strategies, and use of data to modify clinical practice. This article focuses on the proposed organizational and clinical changes in the process of preoperative evaluations, the cost-effective outcomes, and the relative merits these changes provide the ...
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Outcomes and Surgical Management of Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor of the Kidney: A Report From the Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Malignant rhabdoid tumor of the kidney (MRTK) is a rare, aggressive tumor seen in young children. The optimal timing of resection for locally advanced tumors is not well‐defined. The purpose of this study is to evaluate modern oncologic outcomes and the impact of surgical timing. Methods A multicenter retrospective review was performed
Hannah N. Rinehardt, Elisabeth T. Tracy, Anghela Paredes, Catherine Beckhorn, Harold J. Leraas, Joseph Fusco, Katlyn G. McKay, Nelly‐Ange T. Kontchou, Zachary J. Kastenberg, David W. Hoyt, Jonathan Roach, Emily K. Myers, Nicholas G. Cost, Bhargava Mullapudi, Charles R. Marchese, Amanda R. Jensen, Timothy B. Lautz, Michela Carter, Roshni Dasgupta, John Lundstedt, Joseph G. Brungardt, Lindsay Talbot, Andrew M. Davidoff, Andrew J. Murphy, Jennifer H. Aldrink, Sara Mansfield, Nelson Piche, Annie Le‐Nguyen, Dave R. Lal, Brian T. Craig, Jennifer M. Schuh, Barrett P. Cromeens, Sindhu Mannava, Shannon Castle, Adriana Lopez, Kelsey Mello, Joshua Short, Robin T. Petroze, Shay Rajavel, Grace R. Thompson, Peter Mattei, David H. Rothstein, Elizabeth Fialkowski, Kathryn Fowler, Nathan Martchenke, Barrie S. Rich, Richard D. Glick, Erin G. Brown, Kathleen Doyle, Paige Abril, Natashia Seemann, Jacob Davidson, Claire A. Wilson, Hau D. Le, Devashish Joshi, Michael Stellon, Tamer Ahmed, Alexandra Dimmer, Peter F. Ehrlich, Maya Hammoud, Keyonna Williams, Christa N. Grant, Merit Gorgy, Stephanie F. Polites, Julia Debertin, Danielle B. Cameron, Alyssa Stetson, Eugene S. Kim, William G. Lee, Aaron Barkhordar, Mary Austin, Brian A. Coakley, Anastasia Kahan, Joseph T. Murphy, Michael Pitonak, Chloé Boehmer, Marcus M. Malek   +76 more
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Cost-effectiveness of telbivudine versus lamivudine for chronic hepatitis B

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Chronic hepatitis B is a highly prevalent disease worldwide, leading to serious consequences if not properly treated. Six treatment options for chronic hepatitis B are currently provided by the Brazilian public health system ...
Astrid Wiens, Rafael Venson, Cassyano Januário Correr, Roberto Pontarolo   +3 more
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Intraoperative Collection of Ascitic Fluid With Intra‐ or Postoperative Reinfusion in Ovarian Cancer: Safety and Feasibility of a Roller Pumping Method

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Patients with ovarian cancer often present with massive ascites, leading to significant protein loss during surgical procedures. Although cell‐free concentrated ascites reinfusion therapy (CART) is used in palliative settings to mitigate protein loss, its application in intraoperative settings remains unexplored.
Yutaka Yoneoka, Tsukuru Amano, Akimasa Takahashi, Mari Deguchi, Hiroyuki Yamanaka, Yuji Tanaka, Shunichiro Tsuji, Takashi Murakami   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cell wall target fragment discovery using a low‐cost, minimal fragment library

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
LoCoFrag100 is a fragment library made up of 100 different compounds. Similarity between the fragments is minimized and 10 different fragments are mixed into a single cocktail, which is soaked to protein crystals. These crystals are analysed by X‐ray crystallography, revealing the binding modes of the bound fragment ligands.
Kaizhou Yan, Mathew Stanley, Olawale Raimi, Andrew T. Ferenbach, Helge C Dorfmueller, Daan M. F. van Aalten   +5 more
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Model-based cost-effectiveness analysis of the diagnosis and treatment of cow's milk protein allergy with amino acid-based formula compared to extensively hydrolyzed formula in Argentina

Frontiers in Pediatrics
IntroductionCow's milk protein allergy (CMPA) is the most common food allergy in children under one year of age. The CMPA has a significant economic impact on health resources.
Christian Boggio Marzet, Pablo Malagrino, Paula Micone, Norberto Giglio   +3 more
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Economic Evaluation of Health Interventions: A Critical Review

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2022
Background: Economic evaluation is used for the optimal allocation of resources in the health sector. While a large number of economic evaluation studies have been conducted, there is less critical review of these studies.
Ali Mohammad Mosadeghrad, Ebrahim Jaafaripooyan, Mahmoud Zamandi   +2 more
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